GLG News by Network Management IT Infrastructure Software Purchasers (North America)

IP addressing is dynamic and simply a the primary means of assigning a networking session identification for routing communication traffic from a unique networked device.  EU ruling could be interpreted to have future implications of individually assigned IP addresses.

The end user doesn't own the IP address and therefore it can not be considered personal property.

Time warner is following the lead of Canadian based broad band services which have traditionally had caps and usage fee's. Users of these services will have to think twice about their usage which may have impact on broadband services such as movies, music and TV.

Google’s Android mobile platform has the potential of revolutionizing the mobile computer market.  It could become a standard platform for tens of millions of devices.  A lot of work remains, however, to translate potential into reality.

1.  Providing services to a customer is the way to grow revenue.  2.  The IT industry continues to consolidate.

Microsoft may never be able to catch up with VMWare’s lead in technology, but if they can produce the “Office” of virtualization they may not have to win the technology war to win the business war.  Providing an all-encompassing suite of virtualization tools at low prices will make a compelling...

Requiring existing customers to completely re-write all existing Oracle applications customizations is a massive barrier to adoption. “Exponential” database growth and reduced performance will be just the icing on the cake, not to mention the inevitable bugs in a totally new software release. ...

The “success” of Vista seems largely tied to the fact it is the default OS on new PCs, particularly for consumers.  Enterprise users have not generally adopted Vista and at this point one must question whether Vista will ever be adopted by enterprises.  Unless Microsoft provides an enterprise-friendly...

New gadgets provide an opportunity for CIOs to show leadership, or not.  While executive toys may seem a trivial distraction to CIOs focused on enterprise-altering projects, they can be critical to the perception of IT within the executive ranks.  Working together with an executive to test...

1.  Hiring top talent and giving them flexibility to create is Key 2.  What are your competitive strengths as an IT organization?